Two integrated care systems set out plans for single EPR
Cornwall and Devon integrated care systems (ICSs) are in the process of developing a “strategic outline case” for a shared electronic patient record (EPR).
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Gloucestershire Hospitals suspends RTT reporting after EPR deployment
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suspended reporting its referral to treatment (RTT) data after deploying the TrakCare EPR.
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Southern TrakCare trusts reschedule go-lives
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has put back its go-live date for its InterSystems TrakCare electronic patient record; as have the other two trusts in the Southern SmartCare programme.
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Glocs gets smart with central funds
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will go live with an InterSystems electronic patient record in November after becoming the first southern acute trust to have government funding approved for the project.
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Northern Devon picks RiO for community
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust has chosen Servelec’s RiO electronic patient record system for community health services as part of an £8 million investment in a new EPR.
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South trusts move forward with SmartCare
Three acute trusts in the South Local Clinical Systems programme are moving ahead with implementation plans for InterSystems’ TrakCare, starting later this year.
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South acute group picks InterSystems
A group of three acute trusts in the South Local Clinical Systems programme have chosen InterSystems to provide them with a clinical information system worth up to £60m.
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Meaningful use: UK measures
Mike Jones, chief information officer at Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, continues his exploration of ‘meaningful use’ in the UK, by explaining his organisation’s approach in more detail.
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Nurse staffing software at North Devon
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is deploying a new system to help ensure that staffing levels are always aligned with the numbers and needs of patients on the wards.
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South acute group issues £60m tender
The first group of acute trusts in the South Local Clinical Systems programme has gone out to tender for a clinical information system worth up to £60m.
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